RELATING TO EDUCATION

Provides several provisions to improve accountability, performance, efficiency, and effectiveness of the department of education and its services for students in need of health services.

RELATING TO THE FELIX CONSENT DECREE

Expands the plaintiff class in the Felix consent decree to include an unborn child who is determined to be at risk of developing a condition that may qualify the child for education and mental health services anytime between birth and 20 years of age because of alcohol or drug abuse by a pregnant women.

RELATING TO THE FELIX CONSENT DECREE

Requires the DOE to develop a linked accounting system that will enable state auditors and accountants and the legislature to determine the cost of Felix-related services with a generally acceptable degree of precision. Appropriates funds.

RELATING TO SPECIAL EDUCATION

Appropriates funds for the department of education to develop a revised teacher allocation methodology and to compensate persons in newly created positions.

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON

Adds violence against health care workers to assault in the second degree, and violence against an educational worker or health care worker to terroristic threatening in the first degree.

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FAMILIES FOR RESOURCES FOR EARLY ACCESS TO LEARNING

Appropriates funds for Families for Resources for Early Access to Learning (R.E.A.L.).

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR BEFORE-SCHOOL, AFTER-SCHOOL, AND WEEKEND PROGRAMS

Appropriates funds for before-school, after-school and weekend programs.

RELATING TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Establishes a dedicated source of funding for before-school, after-school, weekend, spring break, winter break, and intersession programs.

RELATING TO THE WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

Requires dental graduates who received support through the WICHE program to serve underserved communities.

RELATING TO OSTEOPOROSIS

Establishes an osteoporosis prevention and treatment education program within the University of Hawaii to be operated with private funding.

RELATING TO MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH

Makes appropriation to the department of anatomy and molecular biology at UH to conduct research on cloning mouse stem cells.

(Please note: The Committee on Education will hold its decision making on these measures on Friday, February 1, 2002 at 1:00 pm in conference room 212.)

RELATING TO REGULATION OF PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY OVER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

Creates controlled substances panel within DOH composed of director of health, dean of UH school of medicine, and administrator of narcotics enforcement division of PSD to regulate prescriptive authority. Exempts licensed doctors and osteopaths.

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

Authorizes licensure sanctions against health care providers who default on federal or state loan and service conditional scholarship programs.

RELATING TO DENTAL HYGIENISTS

Allows licensed dental hygienist to practice under the direct or general supervision of a licensed dentist.

RELATING TO MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS

Changes regulation of marriage and family therapist to regulation by the department of commerce and consumer affairs instead of the director. Extends sunset to 6/30/04.

RELATING TO PRESUMPTIVE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN.

Requires the department of human services to provide presumptive Medicaid or QUEST coverage to certain pregnant women.

RELATING TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION.

Establishes the offense of sexual exploitation of a minor. Authorizes action against a license and property forfeiture based upon a conviction of this offense.

RELATING TO NURSING EDUCATION.

Establishes a nursing loan program and appropriates funds to provide loans to nursing candidates.

RELATING TO PREPAID HEALTH CARE PLAN.

Allows director of labor and industrial relations to consult with insurance commissioner; repeals prepaid health care advisory council.

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL, AND DRUG ABUSE.

Repeals sunset of chapter 431M, HRS.

RELATING TO STANDARDIZED INSURANCE FORMS.

Requires the insurance commissioner to develop and health insurers to begin using standard medical claims forms within three years.

RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT.

Removes sunset of Health Insurance Reimbursement Act. Eliminates the requirement that the insurer notify the health care provider within 7 to 15 days after receiving a claim that a claim is contested or denied or requires more time. Limits the requirement of paying interest for interest accruals of at least $2.

RELATING TO MEDICAL INSURANCE.